MCC NEET PG Counselling 2026 Schedule Released: Round 1 Registration from October 12

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of DGHS has released the tentative schedule for online NEET PG 2026 counselling. It covers 50% All India Quota (AIQ) seats and 100% seats in Deemed Universities, Central Universities and AFMS (registration only) for PG courses in the 2026 academic year.

Counselling will be held in four stages: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and an Online Stray Vacancy Round. MCC has advised all participating institutes to treat Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted holidays as working days so that the schedule is followed on time.

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 1 Schedule

Event	Date
Seat matrix verification by institutes	October 10 to October 12
Registration	October 12 to October 21 (till 12:00 noon)
Payment facility	Available till 3:00 PM on October 21
Choice filling	October 13 to October 22 (till 10:00 AM)
Choice locking	From 4:00 PM on October 21 to 10:00 AM on October 22
Seat allotment processing	October 22 to October 23
Round 1 result	October 24
Reporting/joining	October 26 to November 2
Verification of joined candidates’ data by institutes	November 3

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 2 Schedule

Event	Date
Seat matrix verification by institutes	November 6 to November 7 (till 1:00 PM)
Registration	November 6 to November 11 (till 12:00 noon)
Payment facility	Available till 3:00 PM on November 11
Choice filling	November 7 to November 12 (till 10:00 AM)
Choice locking	From 4:00 PM on November 11 to 10:00 AM on November 12
Seat allotment processing	November 12 to November 13
Round 2 result	November 14
Reporting/joining	November 16 to November 23
Verification of joined candidates’ data by institutes	November 24

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 3 Schedule

Event	Date
Seat matrix verification by institutes	November 25 to November 26
Registration	November 26 to December 1 (till 12:00 noon)
Payment facility	Available till 3:00 PM on December 1
Choice filling	November 27 to December 2 (till 10:00 AM)
Choice locking	From 4:00 PM on December 1 to 10:00 AM on December 2
Seat allotment processing	December 2 to December 3
Round 3 result	December 4
Reporting	December 5 to December 12
Verification of joined candidates’ data by institutes	December 14

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Stray Vacancy Round Schedule

Event	Date
Seat matrix verification by institutes	December 15
Registration	December 16 to December 21 (till 12:00 noon)
Payment facility	Available till 3:00 PM on December 21
Choice filling	December 16 to December 21 (till 11:55 PM)
Choice locking	From 4:00 PM to 11:55 PM on December 21
Seat allotment processing	December 22 to December 23
Stray vacancy round result	December 24
Reporting	December 24 to December 31

The schedule lists the commencement of the PG academic session 2026 as November 20, 2026.

Things Candidates Should Note

• All deadlines follow the server time shown on the MCC website.
• In every round, the payment window stays open for three hours after registration closes (until 3:00 PM).
• Choice locking begins on the last day of choice filling and ends when the filling window closes.
• The schedule is tentative, so dates may change. Candidates should rely only on official MCC notices.

How to Register for NEET PG Counselling 2026

1. Visit the official MCC website, mcc.nic.in.
2. Open the PG Medical Counselling section and click the registration link.
3. Register with your NEET PG 2026 details and fill in the application form yourself, without any agent or third party.
4. Pay the registration fee and refundable security deposit within the payment window.
5. Fill and lock your choices before the deadline.
6. Check the result on the MCC website and report to the allotted institute with original documents within the reporting dates.

MCC has also stated that a candidate can submit only one counselling registration form. Candidates found submitting more than one may be debarred from the allotment process.